Ch. 13:..
as a punishement for Senator Joseph McCarthy the Senate ultimately passed a vote of ___ or formal disapporval
censure
issued at the Yalta Conference, the Declaration of Liberated Europe asserted that the people of Europe have the right to
choose their own form of government through democratic means
in the late 1940s, President Truman saw the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall plan as essential for
containment
President Harry Truman saw the Communist invasion of South Korea as a test of the ____ and ordered the U.S naval and air power into action.
containment policy
the purpose of the project code-named "Vernona," one element of the post-World War II Red Scare, was to
crack the Soviet spy code
during President Eisenhower's administration, many CIA operations took place in nations with primarily agricultural economies, known as ___ nations
developing
at the Yalta Conference in February 1945, Allied leaders agreed to
divide Germany among four allied powers
among the major causes of the Cold War were arguments between the United States and the Soviet Union over reparations and
economic policy in Germany
true or false? According to U>S. diplomat George Kennan's "Long Telegram," the United States could not defeat communism without going to war
false
in February 1945, President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill agreed to recongnize the government the Soviets had set up in Poland if Soviet leader Joseph Stalin agreed to
hold free elections in Poland as soon as possible
after the Korean War began, the United States embarked on a major
military build up
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed for the purpose of
mutual defense
as World War II was ending, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's goal for establishing a new international political organization was to
prevent another world war
under the policy known as "massive retaliation," President Eisenhower was willing to threaten to use nuclear weapons in order to
prevent wars from starting
the official purpose of President Truman's loyalty review program was to
screen all federal employees for "loyalty"
as world war II ended, what two concerns most influenced Soviet leaders' strategies for the post-war world?
security and promoting communism
what was the era of confrontation and competition between the United States and the Soviet Union?
the Cold War
according to the theory of containment, if the United States could keep the Soviets from expanding their power, over time..
the Soviet system wold collapse
President Eisenhower used the treat of massive retaliation to resolve crises involving Taiwan and
the Suez Canal
what was the organization formed at the end of World War II to promote international peace and security?
the United Nations
the "iron curtain" that Churchill describes is a symbol of what?
the division between Communist Eastern Europe and Western demorcracies
what was Churchill's perception of the Soviets?
they are a formidable enemy threatening democracy in Western Europe
in the long run, what did the Truman Doctrine committed the United States to?
to pledge to fight communism
true or false? President Truman's loyalty review program calmed public fears that Communists had infiltrated the government
true
true or false? Tpday, U.S. troops are still based in Korea
true
true or false? in 1945, many American leaders believed that the Great Depression and the subsequent reduction in world trade were among the causes of World War II.
true
how the Korean War began?
when North Korean troops invaded the south
the Korean War marked a turning point in the Cold War, leading to a major military buildup and to
American military involvement in Asia
in confrontations with other nations, President Eisenhower often used ____ or going to the edge of war to force the other side to back down
Brinkanship
under the Cold War policy of ____, the United States aimed to keep communism within its present territory through the use of diplomatic, economic, and military actions.
Containment
what declared "the right of all people to choose the form of government under which they will live"?
Declaration of Liberated Europe
Roosevelt, Churhill, and Stalin agreed to divide Germany into four zones controlled by the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and
France
which countries did the Soviet Union suppress a revolt?
Hungary
in the 1950, with Senator McCarthy and others arousing fears of Communist spies, Congress passed the Internal Security Act, usually called the
McCarran Act
Senator Joseph McCarthy's tactic of blackening reputations with vague and unfounded charges became known as ___
McCarthyism
at the _____ conference, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin agreed to issue the Declaration of Liberated Europe
Yalta
where did Soviet resort on the Black Sea where Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin me to plan the postwar world?
Yalta
one reason for President Eisenhower's "massive retalition" policy was that it
allowed Eisenhower to cut overall military spending
when the United States, Britain, and France merged their zones of Germany in 1948, the Soviet Union responded by
blockading West Berlin
what was the first time U.S troops were deployed in combat during the Cold War?
1950: U.S forces intervene in Korea
At the Yalta conference, Stalin disagreed with Roosevelt and Churchill about who should be recognized as the legitimate government of ____
Poland
what was the location near Berlin where Truman and Stalin met to work out a deal on Germany?
Potsdam
the communist countries of Eastern Europe came to be called _____ nations because they had follow Soviet policies
Satellite
the first artificial satellite to orbit the earthy, called ___, was launched in 1957.
Spuntnik